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Orange County <br />Waste Composition Study <br />Section 3: Results <br />25 <br />Orange County/Report/Final Report <br />Table 3-9 (continued): MSW Composition by Jurisdiction <br />Material Categories <br />UNC (n=10) Unincorporated County (n=31) <br />Weighted <br />Average <br />90% Confidence Weighted <br />Average <br />90% Confidence <br />Lower Upper Lower Upper <br />1 Newspaper 0.3% 0.2% 0.5% 1.0% 0.5% 1.5% <br />2 Magazines (Glossy) 0.5% 0.2% 0.7% 1.1% 0.8% 1.4% <br />3 Corrugated Cardboard 2.5% 0.5% 4.5% 2.1% 1.4% 2.8% <br />5 Phone Books 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% <br />6 Paperboard 3.2% 2.0% 4.3% 2.8% 2.4% 3.2% <br />7 Other Books 0.1% -0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 0.4% <br />8 White Ledger 1.5% 0.6% 2.4% 1.2% 0.9% 1.6% <br />9 Mixed Recyclable Paper 2.3% 1.0% 3.6% 4.4% 3.7% 5.1% <br />40 Aseptic Containers 0.4% 0.1% 0.8% 1.1% 0.4% 1.8% <br />11 All Plastic Bottles 3.9% 3.2% 4.5% 3.5% 2.9% 4.1% <br />13A Dairy Plastic Containers 1.1% 0.8% 1.4% 0.8% 0.7% 1.0% <br />19 Tin/Steel Cans 0.5% 0.3% 0.8% 1.2% 0.9% 1.5% <br />20 Aerosol Cans 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% <br />22 Aluminum Cans 0.5% 0.4% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.9% <br />23 Aluminum Foil 0.4% 0.2% 0.6% 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% <br />25 Glass Bottles and Jars 2.6% -0.5% 5.6% 2.9% 1.9% 3.9% <br /> Total Program Recyclables 20.1% 23.9% <br />12B Retail Plastic Bags & Stretch Film 1.5% 1.1% 1.8% 1.5% 1.3% 1.7% <br />16 Textiles/Leather 3.4% 2.0% 4.9% 5.8% 4.3% 7.3% <br />21 Other Ferrous 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 0.7% 0.4% 1.1% <br />24 Other Non-Ferrous 0.3% -0.5% 1.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.4% <br />33 Lead Acid Batteries 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% <br />34 Dry Cell Batteries 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.6% 0.0% 1.1% <br />35 Oil Filters 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% <br />36 Other Hazardous Waste 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.2% 0.1% 0.4% <br />38 Reusable Waste 0.1% -0.1% 0.4% 0.4% 0.1% 0.7% <br />39 Electronic Waste 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.6% 0.3% 0.8% <br /> Other Potential Recyc/Reusable 6.2% 10.1% <br />4 Waxy Cardboard 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% <br />15 Food Waste 26.3% 19.9% 32.6% 25.1% 22.4% 27.8% <br />10 Low-Grade Paper 22.7% 18.2% 27.2% 13.3% 11.9% 14.6% <br />18 Other Organics & Rubber 1.4% 0.8% 2.0% 3.3% 2.3% 4.3% <br />27 Wood Pallets 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% -0.3% 1.8% <br />28 Wood Lumber 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.7% 0.3% 1.1% <br />30 Stumps/Branches 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% <br />32 Yard Waste 1.3% -2.4% 5.0% 1.1% 0.3% 1.9% <br /> Total Compostables 51.9% 44.3% <br />12A Plastic Film 9.1% 7.8% 10.4% 6.8% 5.9% 7.6% <br />13B Mixed Plastic Containers 1.4% 1.2% 1.6% 0.7% 0.6% 0.9% <br />14 All Other Plastics 6.7% 4.5% 9.0% 6.2% 5.3% 7.0% <br />17 Diapers 1.6% 0.5% 2.6% 5.3% 4.0% 6.6% <br />26 Other Glass 0.3% 0.0% 0.5% 0.7% 0.5% 0.9% <br />29 Painted/Treated Wood 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.6% 0.3% 0.9% <br />31 Brick/Concrete/Dirt 0.3% 0.0% 0.6% 1.3% 0.6% 2.0% <br />37 Infectious Waste 1.7% -1.8% 5.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.3% <br /> All Other Waste 21.9% 21.7% <br /> TOTALS 100.0% 100.0% <br />Note: Columns may not appear to calculate correctly due to rounding. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 00C54720-9DC0-4A3D-ABED-77E0FD28E0CD